Drip molding



Jamil, 1924 1,43%A4 J.'L. BANCROFT DRIB MOLDING Filed Nov. 8, 1922 Patented Jan. 1, i924.

JAME L. BANCROFT, CLEVELAND, OHIO.

.l' DRIP MOLDING.

Application filed November 8, 1922. Serial No. 599,(l44.

Y '0 all whom it may concern."

v Be it known that I, JAMES L. BANCROFT,

a citizen of the United. States, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyaho'ga and b State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Drip Moldings, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description,reference being had to the accompanying drawings. i

This invention relates to what is known as drip molding that is used about the top of closed bodies of automobiles or other conveyances for catching the water that drains from the top and carrying it to the rear so as to prevent the water from flowing down over the windshield and windows.

My object is to provide an inexpensive drip molding that is easy to apply, that requires no hand finishing after applying, and which is neat and attractive in appearance.

In the accompanying drawing, wherein I have illustrated one fOIl'll of my improved drip molding, Fig. 1 is a fragmentary side elevation of an automobile of the enclosed type having my drip molding applied thereto; Fig. 2 is an outside perspective view of the molding; Fig. 3 an inside perspective View thereof; and Fig. 4 a transverse section through the molding on an enlarged scale.

The drip molding, designated generally by the letter A, comprises a wall strip 1 and a drain trough 2 that are suitably formed from a piece or" sheet metal of appropriate thickness, preferably about twenty gau e, sufficiently heavy in any event to ren er satisfactory service and to retain its shape under normaluse, though not too still, however, to readily adapt itself to the contour of the wall when applied thereto. ,According to my present design, the wall strip 1 is curved outwardly between its upper and lower edges to form a shallow channel, and its lower e'i-lge connects, through a straight portion 3, with the inner edge of the trough The troughextends downwardly and outwardly and then upwardly to about the horizontal plane of the lower edge of the wall strip. At suitable intervals along the drip molding. attaching means 5, such as nails, are

secured to the wall strip by having their overturned inner ends or heads 6 embedded provision for coverin within deposits of suitable material, suchas lead, indicated at 7 in Figs. 3 and 4, that occupy the channel of the wall strip.

In applying the molding, it is first properly positioned along the wall of the vehicle and the attaching means or nails are then driven into the wall by hammering the wall strip in the immediate vicinity of the nails, and when the nails are firmly driven into the wall the upper and lower edges of the wall strip are in firm contact with the wall of the vehicle. the job is ready for the painters the drip molding is concerned.

Heretofore, in connection with all forms so far as of drip molding known to me, it has been necessary to do considerable finishing after the molding is applied; as, in some instances, the nails are driven through a wall flange of the molding after which a lip that extends a long the upper edge of said flange is turned down over the nail heads to conceal them; while in others, as for instance,

with what is known as the extruded aluminum drip' molding, holes are punched through the wall engaging flange of the molding, leaving a part 'of the metal which is punched from the holes attached to the molding and after the nails or brads are driven through said holes for securing the molding to the wall, the said metal is peened over'into the holes to fill them and conceal the nail or brad heads. In this and in the previous case it is necessary for the workman to spend considerable time in smoothing and filing the molding in order that it may present a finished appearance.

Also, there are drip moldings which may I propose to make my drip molding of sheet metal properly rust-prooled.

So applied,

other than painting,

Having thus described my invention, What I claim is:

1. A drip molding comprising a wall strip of channel form and a trough extending along the lower edge of the Wall strip, at

taching elements suitably spaced apart longitudinally of the wall strip and having heads disposed within the channel of the wall strip, and suitable material within said hannel and wherein the said heads of the attaching elements are embedded.

2. A drip molding comprising a Wall strip that is curved outwardly between its upper and lower edges thereby to provide a channel, and a trough formed integral he with and extending downwardly and omwardly and then upwardly from the lown edge of the wall strip, attaching elennnts suitably spaced apart longitudinally of the wall strip and having heads reposing within the channel of the wall strip, and suitable material deposited within the channel of the wall strip and wherein the heads 0% the attaching elements are embedded.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto aflix my signature.

JAMES L. BANCBOFT. 

